Weightlifting at the 1959 Pan American Games

Weightlifting at the 1959 Pan American Games was contested at Chicago Vocational High School in Chicago, Illinois, as part of the III Pan American Games held from August 27 to September 7, 1959. The competition featured seven men’s weight classes, from bantamweight (–56 kg) to heavyweight (+90 kg). Medals were awarded in each division, with athletes from countries including the British West Indies (notably Grantley Sobers, Maurice King, and Fred Marville) and the United States (featuring silver medalist Dave Ashman and others) among the top performers. The event followed standard Olympic-style lifts, contributing to the Pan American legacy of weightlifting, which has been part of the Games since their inception in 1951.

Weightlifting at the I959 Pan American Games
Venue	Chicago Vocational School
«1955 1963»

Men's competition

Bantamweight (– 56 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	Charles Vinci (USA)
	Angel Famiglietti (PAN)
	Grantley Sobers (West Indies Federation)

Featherweight (– 60 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	Isaac Berger (USA)
	Maurice King (West Indies Federation)
	Mauro Alanis (MEX)

Lightweight (– 67.5 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	Juan Torres (CUB)
	Paul Goldberg (USA)
	Alberto Gumbs (PAN)

Middleweight (– 75 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	Tommy Kono (USA)
	Nazih Kerbage (ARG)
	Fred Marville (West Indies Federation)

Light-heavyweight (– 82.5 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	James George (USA)
	Enrique Guittens (VEN)
	Fernando Torres (PUR)

Middle-heavyweight (– 90 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	Clyde Emrich (USA)
	Philome LaGuerre (HAI)
	Adolph Williams (BGU)

Heavyweight (+ 90 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	David Ashman (USA)
	Humberto Selvetti (ARG)
	Eduardo Adriana (AHO)

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	6	1	0	7
2	Cuba	1	0	0	1
3	Argentina	0	2	0	2
4	British West Indies	0	1	2	3
5	Panama	0	1	1	2
6	Haiti	0	1	0	1
	Venezuela	0	1	0	1
8	Guyana	0	0	1	1
	Mexico	0	0	1	1
	Netherlands Antilles	0	0	1	1
	Puerto Rico	0	0	1	1
Totals (11 entries)		7	7	7	21

References

Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951–1999 / Una Historia Estadistica, 1951–1999. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786443369.